Open Door Colchester

Analysis

Open Door Colchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Open Door Colchester reported income of £48k and spending of £52k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £33k to £48k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Open Door Colchester sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Good News Church (£48k), The Landisdale Almshouse and Unknown Donor Charity (£48k) and Greenfinch Church (£48k).